The facade of the Notre Dame Cathedral, ahead of its official reopening ceremony after more than five years of reconstruction work following the April 2019 fire, in Paris, France on Saturday.

View of gargoyles adorning the Notre-Dame Cathedral, five-and-a-half years after a fire ravaged the Gothic masterpiece, on the eve of reopening ceremonies in Paris, France, December 6, 2024 ...

Renovation work in 2019 sparked a massive fire that significantly damaged the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. Most religious artifacts, including the Crown of Thorns, were rescued.

A woman attends the inaugural mass at Notre Dame Cathedral outside France's iconic Notre Dame Cathedral Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 in Paris for it's formal reopening for the first time since a ...

Notre-Dame Cathedral, which is more than 800 years old, reopens this weekend in Paris. The event comes more than five years after a devastating fire.

SCOTT DETROW, HOST: The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral rang this evening in Paris for the first time since a fire devastated the landmark in 2019. After that fire, French President Emmanuel Macron ...

French President Emmanuel Macron (2-L) and his wife Brigitte (3-L) watch Paris' archbishop Laurent Ulrich inaugurating the Notre Dame Cathedral by knocking on the doors prior to its reopening ...

Guest watch clergy members leaving the inaugural mass at Notre Dame Cathedral, hosting its first Mass since the catastrophic fire of 2019,, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 in Paris.

Notre Dame is older than France itself. Construction on the medieval cathedral began in 1163, under the direction of the Roman Catholic Bishop Maurice de Sully.

Macron: 'Planet was shaken" by Notre-Dame Cathedral fire French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a visit to Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, on Nov. 29, 2024.

The word “Merci” was projected on to the front of Paris’ Notre-Dame cathedral as it reopened on Saturday, in thanks for its salvation after a devastating fire that brought the 860-year-old ...